The U.S.
Wall Street traded largely flat ahead of the two-day FED meeting due to start Wednesday. USA30 added 0.01%, while USA500 fell 0.02%. TECH100 traded 0.34% lower.
Crude oil rose 2.12% to $63.22 a barrel.
Gold was down 0.28% to $1,775.15 per ounce.
The Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 90.890.
Asia and Australia
Japan225 traded 0.4% lower, as new COVID-19 infections remained a worry in the region even though the Bank of Japan announced that it would keep the monetary policy unchanged.
HongKong45 inched down 0.09%.
Down under, Australia200 fell 0.50%.
USD/JPY rose 0.63% to 108.77.
Europe
Stock market traded mostly unchanged, with investors focusing on earnings from companies like HSBC and BP, ahead of the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting.
Germany30 and France40 were flat. UK100 climbed 0.1%.
Brent oil traded 1.72% higher at $66.15 a barrel.
EUR/USD traded at 1.2087 after it gained 0.03%.
Sources: reuters.com, investing.com
